Ralf WentzOct 31
The Buzz of May

This picture was taken in spring, but I didn't want to keep it from you.

#cockchafer #maybug #melolontha #flyingbeetle #macrophoto #insectphotography #wildlifephoto #naturecapture #springflight #macroinsects
Nans BuissonJun 2, 2025
Hanneton commun (Melolontha melolontha) butinant dans les genêts (Cytisus scoparius). Pris le 29/05 sur la commune de Beaune-le-Froid (63).

F/7.1, 1/2000, 800 ISO, 600 mm.
Nikon Z6 II
Sigma 150-600 F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport

#nikon #nikonz6ii #wildlifephotography #hanneton
#hannetoncommun #melolontha #melolonthamelolontha #sigma #sigma150600 #beaunelefroid #puydedome #puydedome63 #wildlifephotographer #darktable #darktableedit #silentthursday #cytisusscoparius #cytisus
Nico VApr 24, 2025

Melolontha melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758)

Snapped on Tuesday evening and published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2qZEBv5

#Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae #Melolonthinae #Melolonthini #Melolontha #Pentax #Macro #Beetle #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Melolontha melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758)

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abeforfdvMay 12, 2024

Saw the biggest, handsomest beetle ever today

Look at their little whisker hands

so dapper

#beetle #insect #bug #bugstodon

Edit: found out their name...
cockchafer 🧐

or #melolontha melolontha

close-up of a beetle